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Nunns, Utah

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the American Fork-Pleasant Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84604. It stands on Lost Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bridal Veil Falls quadrangle.

Nunns within Utah County

On record in Nunns

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

178 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 178 fires within 5 miles of Nunns between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,451 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 28 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined45
Natural37
Recreation and ceremony30
Arson/incendiarism28
Equipment and vehicle use11
Fireworks8
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Debris and open burning4
Smoking2
Other causes1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsCASCADE FIRE
7 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestSTEAK KNIFE
6 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use16 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestDRY CANYON 2
6 September 1995Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestHOPE
5 September 1996Arson/incendiarism7.5 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestEAST LAWN
4 September 1997Fireworksunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestSQUAW PEAK OVERLOOK
30 September 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsDRY CYN. LINDON
27 September 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsCANYON GLEN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Utah County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Nunns: 11 past producers, 7 producers, 2 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Lead, Silver, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Buckley MineSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer1902, 1917
MonarchSilver, Lead, ZincPast ProducerReplacement
Monarch MineZinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Squaw PeakLeadProducer
Stubbs PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Pole Canyon Clay DepositClayOccurrenceSurface
Pole Canyon Clay DepositClayPast Producer
Stubb's PitClayOccurrence
Stubbs Clay PitClayPast ProducerSurface
Hurst PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Utah County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Canyon Glen0.6 miles23
Springdell0.9 miles23
Wicks1.5 miles24
Christmas City2.1 miles24
Vivian Park2.4 miles23
Olmstead2.6 miles24
Caryhurst3.0 miles24
Wildwood3.5 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1444003. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.